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Man who went on train knife rampage in 2021 gets 19 years in prison

TOKYO, Jul 14 (Japan Today) - A man who went on a stabbing rampage on a train in 2021 was sentenced to 19 years in prison by the Tokyo District Court on Friday.

According to the court ruling, Yusuke Tsushima, 37, attacked passengers on an Odakyu Electric Railway train at around 8:30 p.m. on Aug 6, 2021, Kyodo News reported. A total of 10 passengers were injured, including a 20-year-old female university student who suffered multiple stab wounds to her back and chest.

Tsushima later told police that he wanted to kill the student because she looked like she was successful in life. "I wanted to kill women who appeared to be on the winning side of life and couples looking happy after a woman made a fool of me at a university student society," he said after his arrest.

The court heard that Tsushima also considered bombing the famous Shibuya scramble crossing intersection in the capital.

Earlier on the day that he attacked the train passengers, a female store clerk at a grocery store in Tokyo called the police after accusing him of shoplifting. ...continue reading

Source: 日テレNEWS

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